For two weeks, Iraqi forces and their Kurdish allies and other groups have been converging on Mosul from multiple directions to drive ISIL from Iraq’s second largest city.
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Smoke rises from burning oil fields in Qayara, 50 kilometres south of Mosul. Felipe Dana / AP Photo -
An Iraqi army soldier stands at the entrance of a tent at the Qayara air base, south of Mosul. Felipe Dana / AP Photo -
People walk on a street as smoke rises from burning oil fields in Qayara. Felipe Dana / AP Photo -
An Iraqi special forces soldier holds a rocket propelled grenade launcher in Bazwaya. Marko Drobnjakovic / AP Photo -
An Iraqi army soldier walks to a tent at the Qayara air base, south of Mosul. Felipe Dana / AP Photo
Iraqi forces converge on Mosul in fight to drive out ISIL – in pictures
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